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Northern Ireland violence flares as officer dies in Donaghmore
Gunmen and security forces fought late yesterday across the divided island leaving one policeman dead. The Donaghmore shooting followed an attack on officers at a Catholic school amid ongoing clashes that have seen 40 police deaths this year and 718 since mid 1969. Northern Ireland Secretary William Whitelaw warned of a ruthless crackdown on extremists.
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